Presidency recalls expelled punch reporter

The Presidency has recalled Lekan Adetayo, the Punch newspaper State House correspondent expelled from the presidential villa by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief Security Officer, Bashir Abubakar late Monday.

In a statement via its Twitter account, @NGRPresident, the presidency said President Buhari was committed to press freedom.

The presidency tweeted; “Lekan Adetayo, the @MobilePunch Correspondent, has been recalled to the State House. We reiterate PMB’s commitment to press freedom,”.